NEWS
Recycling and compounding expos attract 2,000 plus registrations
More than 2,000 people have already registered to attend the Plastics Recycling World Exhibition and the Com- pounding World Expo, which will take place on 27-28 June 2018 in adjacent halls at Messe Essen in Germany. The registrations received so far have come from industry professionals in more than 50 different countries. “We have been delighted
business debates and training seminars,” explained AMI’s head of exhibitions, Rita Andrews. “This mix is attract- ing lots of interest not only from across Europe, but also from Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. These exhibitions are going to be truly international,” she added. If you would like to attend
by the early response to our new focused exhibitions for the international plastics industry,” said Claudia Effra-Hume, head of marketing at AMI, the organiser of the events. “Registrations passed 2,000 with more than two months still to go to the big event in Essen, and our daily booking rates are growing rapidly as we get closer to the show opening on 27 June”. In addition to attracting large numbers of plastics recyclers and compounders, the shows are also receiving registrations from hundreds of plastics processors, end-users and brand owners who are keen to learn
Thousands of plastics industry professionals will be heading to Essen for the new focused expos
about the latest developments in polymer technology and plastics recycling. They include Amtico, Bischof + Klein, Coca-Cola, Electrolux, Heineken, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Heinz, Lego, Logoplaste, Mars Petcare, Mauser, McBride, Metro, P&G, PepsiCo, Reckitt Benckiser, Rehau, Renault, RPC, Schur Flexibles, Tarkett, Tetra Pak, and Unilever. “The Compounding World Expo and the Plastics Recycling World Exhibition will feature more than 180 exhibitors, plus we will have three lecture theatres hosting technical presentations,
the Compounding World Expo and Plastics Recycling Exhibition, then register now for your free ticket HERE. This
https://compoundingworldexpo.eventkit.live/register
will give you free admission to both shows and their conference theatres. In addition, there will be a networking party for visitors and exhibitors immediately after the first day. For more information on the
Compounding World Expo and Plastics Recycling Exhibition, including the current exhibitor list, stand book- ing details, conference programmes and online registration, please visit their respective websites: �
www.compoundingworldexpo.com/eu/ �
www.plasticsrecyclingworldexpo.com/eu/
Coveris sells flexible packaging business
Coveris, the global packag- ing manufacturer owned by Sun Capital Partners and based in Chicago, has agreed to sell its Americas flexible packaging business to TC Transcontinental for $1.32n in cash, in order to pay down debt. The deal is subject to customary closing adjustments and should close in mid-2018. CEO Jakob Mosser said
that the sale “will enable us to focus on our operations in Europe, where we are one
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of the largest players in the flexibles and rigid packag- ing market. This supports our recent strategic focus on delivering high perfor- mance and sustainable packaging solutions for our customers in the food, pet food, medical and pharma- ceutical markets.”
Coveris will retain its
Rigid, EMEA and UK Food & Consumer businesses, which together have manufacturing facilities in 14 countries, 44 facilities and over 8,000 employees. These operations had pro forma sales and adjusted EBITDA of €1.4bn and
Coveris will continue to make rigid packaging including tubs
€132.4m respectively in the calendar year 2017. Separately, Coveris Rigid has announced plans to commercialise its ‘in-mould calibration’ thermoforming technology, which was launched in August 2017, in North America, and to install capacity of up to 2 billion cups/year. The system is expected to be installed at a certified food-safe facility in Northern America which will start production in Q4. �
www.coveris.com
www.injectionworld.com
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